HFSA 2013: HF Early Alert System Cuts 30-Day Readmissions
The Particulars: Data indicate that 30-day readmission rates for patients with heart failure (HF)...
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HFSA 2013: HF Patients With Diabetes Benefit From LVADs
The Particulars: Anecdotal evidence suggests that blood sugar control improves in patients with HF...
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ICAAC 2013: A Closer Look at UTIs
The Particulars: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most prevalent hospital admission...
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ICAAC 2013: Achieving Antiretroviral Therapy Compliance
The Particulars: Compliance with antiretroviral therapy (ART) is critical to optimizing outcomes...
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ICAAC 2013: HZ Vaccination Rates Remain Low in the Elderly
The Particulars: A 2008 study found that the rate of herpes zoster (HZ) vaccination among patients...
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ICAAC 2013: Assessing Early Treatment Response in Cellulitis
The Particulars: Early treatment response has emerged as a reliable predictor of outcomes...
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ICAAC 2013: A Look at Clostridium difficile Infection Trends
The Particulars: Previous research indicates that the rate of Clostridium difficile infection...
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ICAAC 2013
New research is being presented at ICAAC 2013, the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents...
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ESC Congress 2013: Predicting Treatment Success in Atrial Fibrillation
The Particulars: The validity of delayed enhancement MRI (DE-MRI) in staging atrial fibrosis and...
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ESC Congress 2013: Telemonitoring Detects Potential Issues With ICDs & CRT-Ds
The Particulars: In-office visits are typically necessary to follow-up with heart failure (HF)...
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ESC Congress 2013: Women Benefit With Drug-Eluting Stents
The Particulars: Women account for one-third of the 500,000 patients who receive stents annually...
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ESC Congress 2013
New research is being presented at ESC Congress 2013, the annual meeting of the European Society...
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FDA Approves Tivicay for HIV Infection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tivicay (dolutegravir), a new drug to treat...
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Review: interventions to increase influenza vaccination among healthcare workers in hospitals
Abstract Annual influenza vaccination rates among hospital healthcare workers (HCW) are almost...
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FDA Approves Gilotrif for Late-Stage NSCLC
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Gilotrif (afatinib) for patients with late...
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IAS 2013: Positive Outcomes With HIV Prevention Program
The Particulars: Previous studies have not compared the effects of mobile HIV testing, community...
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IAS 2013: Repeat Use of Post-Exposure HIV Prophylaxis
The Particulars: Anecdotal evidence suggests that post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV—meant to be a...
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IAS 2013: HCV Reinfection High Among Gay Men With HIV
The Particulars: Liver disease—often due to co-infection with hepatitis c virus (HCV)...
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IAS 2013: CD4 Count Linked With HIV Reservoir Level
The Particulars: Research suggests that patients who start HIV treatment with a CD4 count above...
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